5 Congress MLAs join NDA led by BJP

5 Congress MLAs join NDA led by BJP

Eight MLAs, including five from the Congress, on Thursday joined the BJP ally in the NDA at the centre National People’s Party(NPP) in poll-bound Meghalaya.

All eight MLAs, who recently resigned from the Assembly, joined the NPP at its rally in Meghalaya capital town of Shillong.

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NPP spokesperson James K Sangma announced at the rally that along with them, 10 members of the tribal autonomous district councils, have also formally joined the party. The NPP is headed by Conrad K Sangma, son of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma.

The eight MLAs, including five of the ruling Congress, had resigned from the state Assembly on December 29 last year and announced that they would be joining the NPP, a constituent of the BJP-led North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), a political coalition that was formed in 2016.

The MLAs, who joined the NPP, are former deputy chief minister Rowell Lyngdoh, Sniawbhalang Dhar, Comingone Ymbon, Prestone Tynsong, and Ngaitlang Dhar of the Congress, Remington Pyngrope of the United Democratic Party and Independents Stephanson Mukhim and Hopeful Bamon.

Joining of MLAs have boosted the BJP and its allies ahead of the Assembly elections in Meghalaya to be held soon. Meghalaya at present has the Congress government with Mukul Sangma as the chief minister.